Determinants of atmospheric mercury concentrations in Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 431-438

  Lyman, Seth N ^a   Gustin, Mae Sexauer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Multiple regression; Oxidation; RGM; Urban

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; ATMOSPHERIC MIXING; DATA TREND; DEW POINTS; DRY AIR; FREE TROPOSPHERE; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LOCAL SOURCE; MERCURY; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; OXIDIZED MERCURY; STANDARD DEVIATION; URBAN IMPACTS; VALLEY SITES;

ELECTRON MULTIPLIERS; GEMS; LOCATION; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

MERCURY;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; TROPOSPHERE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEW; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS; GEOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPOSPHERE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MERCURY; NEVADA; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN POPULATION;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; RENO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71749095740     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.09.045     Document Type: Article

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